SCI/TECH: Teen Fights Microsoft, page 1

Even Microsoft has conceded that they are taking case "a little too seriously". Mike Rowe just wanted to keep MikeRoweSoft.com up and running.

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The 17-year-old student from Victoria, British Columbia, is now getting some serious media attention around the world for refusing to give up his domain name, MikeRoweSoft.com as demanded by the software giant Microsoft.

After getting a flood of attention and support, Microsoft seems to have relaxed their stance a bit, stating that they were simply trying to protect their trademark.

They are currently trying to settle the matter.

CNN Story Link

[Edited on 20-1-2004 by SkepticOverlord]

Well done ZeddicusZulZorander.

I hope the boy will #### them all.

P.S : Send an email to Mike : mike@mikerowesoft.com or visit his site www.mikerowesoft.com...

[Edited on 22-1-2004 by ultra_phoenix]

Well it looks like the kid gave in, and has settled with EviL Microsofty. And now has a forum site.

www.mikeroweforums.com...

As companies fight to protect their web presence and trademark rights, they attempt to strongarm legitimate owners of domain names first, as threats are sometimes cheaper than litigation.

A famous case similar in fashion, where Uzi Nissan owned the domain name www.nissan.com, fought valiantly to retain his web name. He won and lost, as he got to keep the name, but can no longer use it for commercial business.

It did not matter that Uzi owned the official US Service Mark registration, and was a legitamate corporation in America, and had been established since 1991.

The name had been registered in 1994 and in 1995, Nissan the automaker wrote him expressing concern over the use of the name. In 2000, Nissan the automaker filed suit against Uzi.

www.wired.com...


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[Edited on 25-1-2004 by smirkley]

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